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the grape-fruit—pomelo—and the tangerine), West Indian cedar 
(the source of the wood used for cigar boxes), eucalyptus, Manila 
hemp, sisal, pandanus (source of the fiber used for making cer- 
tain kinds of fiber hats), fig, grape vines from north and south 
Africa, date palm, cocoanut palm, chocolate tree, coffee, tea, cam- 
phor, ginger, sugar cane, avocado (so-called “alligator pear’), 
Para and other rubber plants, banyan, religious fig of India, and 
numerous others. 
The conservatories are open daily from 10 a. m, to 4 p. m. In 
this connection see also below, under Docentry. 
HERBARIUM 
The Garden herbarium consists at present of over 150,000 
specimens, including phanerogams, ferns, mosses, liverworts, 
lichens, parasitic and other fungi, alge, and myxomycetes. This 
collection may be consulted from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m. by those 
interested, and specimens submitted will be gladly identified. 
LIBRARY 
The rapidly growing library of the Garden comprises at pres- 
ent over 5,000 volumes and over 7,000 pamphlets. This is not a 
circulating library, but is open free for consultation to all persons, 
from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m. Over 300 periodical publications de- 
voted to botany and closely related subjects are regularly received. 
DOocENTRY 
Classes and other parties of several persons, wishing to view 
the conservatories and plantations under guidance, may arrange 
with the Curator of Public Instruction for appointments with a 
docent to conduct them through the Garden. For this service 
there is charge of 25 cents an hour or fraction thereof, or 10 
cents a person for parties of three or more; except that no charge 
is made for teachers with classes, nor to members of the Botanic 
Garden. 
